HR Assistant

Posted : 2025-12-18
Closing : 2025-12-31
Position Scope

Position: HR Assistant
Location: Thika
Reports to: HR Manager

Job Purpose

The HR Assistant will support the HR function by providing day-to-day administrative and operational HR services, ensuring smooth execution of HR processes in line with company policies and Kenyan labor laws.

Job Description

  • Support recruitment of shop-floor and staff-level employees including shortlisting, interviews, onboarding, and induction

  • Maintain accurate employee records, contracts, and personnel files for staff

  • Track attendance, shifts, overtime, and leave for factory employees and submit accurate data for payroll processing

  • Support disciplinary processes in line with company policies and labour laws

  • Assist in employee relations matters within a unionized or semi-unionized environment

  • Coordinate medicals, safety inductions, and compliance documentation for staff

  • Support training coordination, including safety, production, and compliance training

  • Ensure adherence to labour laws, workplace safety standards, and internal HR procedures

  • Support implementation of HR policies in alignment with operational needs

  • Liaise with line supervisors and production managers on HR matters

  • Assist with audits, inspections, and HR reports as required

Requirements

  • Diploma or Degree in Human Resource Management or a related field

  • Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is preferred

  • Professional HR certification such as CHRP is an added advantage.

  • General HR experience with exposure to factory workforce management

  • Knowledge of Kenyan labour laws and occupational health & safety practices

  • Experience handling shift systems and overtime administration is an added advantage

Skills